Quantifying the relative improvements of redesign strategies in a P.C. Supply chain

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 46-47, Issue , 1996, Pages 181-196

  Berry, D ^a   Naim, M M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Personal computers; Simulation; Supply chains

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); INVENTORY CONTROL; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION;

EID: 0030397542     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0925-5273(95)00181-6     Document Type: Article

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